Ktm 1190 Adventure 2015

• Recall 125942 [USA]: If the brake line melts, brake failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ktm north america, inc. (ktm) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 1290 super adventure motorcycles manufactured december 1, 2014, to march 10, 2016, and 2013-2016 1190 adventure and adventure r motorcycles manufactured november 20, 2012, to april 25, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the wiring harness can fray and contact the abs modulator. If the brake line is electrically conductive, the brake line may overheat and melt.
  ktm will notify owners, and dealers will re-position the wiring harness for the electronic control unit, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact ktm customer service at 1-888-985-6090.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 2016610 [Canada]: Brakes
  On certain motorcycles, an electrical connection can be created via the brake line between the anti-lock brake (abs) modulator and vehicle ground. If the wiring harness is frayed and contacts the abs modulator, there is a potential for the brake line to conduct electricity, causing overheating and ultimately melting the brake line. This can result in failure of the brake system circuit, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will inspect the wiring harness and re-position the wiring harness for the engine control unit.

To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Fuel pump failed with no warning while passing a vehicle on a two lane highway. It showed no symptoms until hot and under load. When throttle was opened the engine sputtered like it was running out of gas. Eventually the vehicle would not accelerate and became unridable. The engine ran normally at idle and without a load on it (clutch in). This is a known ktm problem in the 1190, 1290, and super duke family. My friend had his fuel pump fail on a 1290 exact same scenario at 13000 miles. There is no way to predict when the pump will fail and when it does could cause a crash. There is an improved fuel pump part number which addresses the flaw and ktm is reactant to provide the new pump claiming this failure was due to age.

Oil filter collapsed on first oil change at 620 miles. Informed delaer where i purchased it from and have not heard anything back. Concerned that with the filter collapsing that particals may have gotten past filter and will cause damanger to my motor.

I have 'two' vehicle safety complaints, regarding my 2015 ktm 1190 adventure. 1) fuel system: on 9/5/2015, the bike stalled out on the hwy. The bike was showing three bars on the fuel indicator. (approximately a quarter tank full) i rocked the bike from side to side. Fuel was in the tank. I put 3.8 gallons of fuel in the bike and it started right up. The tank holds 6.1 gallons. The bike had 989 miles on the odometer and the dealer replaced the 'fuel sending unit'. On 5/1/2016, the bike stalled out in a very dangerous place on ca. Hwy 17. Identical situation and now the dealership is going to trouble shoot my bike and replace the fuel sending unit for the second time. 'no real fix for the problem'. 2) steering system: on 3/7/2016, the steering bearing came loose and was fixed by the dealership on 3/9/2016. The bike had 2,406 miles on it. On 5/3/2016, the entire front end feels loose and for safety reasons the bike is un-drivable. I called ktm-north america inc. Customer service 1(855) 215-6360 and was told that it was an 'overspray' issue from the manufacturing process. No fix at this time.

On numerous occasions since purchasing my ktm the heated seats would turn on automatically while riding. This causes a major distraction and major discomfort. Even worse the switch to turn them off and on is quite difficult to read, and is located in front of the handlebar on the fairing of the bike, requiring the operator to reach over the handlebar to access the switch. This is a very dangerous maneuver unless you pull over. Which if you are on an interstate, riding for which this bike was intended, is dangerous as well. The bike has been to the dealers twice for the excessive seat heat, the last time for a week. He has been told by ktm this is an isolated incident. This last time my dealer has told me he doesn't know. My dealer has advised me to pull over and shut the machine off and on to control the heated seats, which again, is dangerous in a lot of riding situations such as interstates. In my opinion this situation makes this motorcycle dangerous as the intermittent high seat heat and poor location and visibility of the switch to turn the seat off is a unnecessary distraction on such a high power machine.

This is a follow up to an on going problem with this machine. It is currently back in the dealership for excessive heat to the rider's seat. This is now the third time it has been in, in less than 3000 miles of riding and 6 months of ownership. The last time it was supposedly "repaired", the seat got so hot within 10 miles of the dealership, that i had to stand on the pegs of the motorcycle to get the bike home. Upon speaking to the dealer, he had few answers, just that ktm was to call me. Which they haven't. As a matter of fact i tried to reach the dealership by phone yesterday, as a follow up, with no return call from them as of yet. Perhaps they are too busy. One would assume ktm knows of the issue with this machine. Numerous message boards have riders of this type of ktm concocting various mechanical remedies of their own to the seat problem. Also riders are indicating adjusting their riding techniques to accomodate the seat heat, such as standing while riding down the road or spreading their legs to get some relief. Also the aftermarket industry has introduced at least two "seat coolers" for this particular machine, of which i asked my dealer if he would install one if i bought it, only to get the reply that ktm would call me. This is a very high performance machine, capable of 10 second quarter miles and 150 mph. The seat heating up without any warning, and randomly, is a dangerous distraction when on a 500lb., 150 horsepower bike like this in traffic, or anywhere for that matter. In addition to that, the hard to reach and virtually impossible to see switch for the seat heat, is an added distraction when the seats malfunction. In addition to my dealer i have spoken to a district sales manager of ktm's as well, jeremy ketchum. As of now, the bike i own is at the dealers yet, and i have no answers. Other than ktm will call me.